Joan Verdú
Verdú playing for Catalonia in 2013
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Joan Verdú Fernández | ||
| Date of birth | 5 May 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Qingdao Huanghai | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1993 | Poble Sec | ||
| 1993–2002 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002 | Barcelona C | 19 | (2) |
| 2002–2006 | Barcelona B | 134 | (31) |
| 2004 | Barcelona | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Deportivo La Coruña | 85 | (9) |
| 2009–2013 | Espanyol | 144 | (23) |
| 2013–2014 | Betis | 20 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Baniyas | 24 | (10) |
| 2015–2016 | Fiorentina | 5 | (1) |
| 2016 | Levante | 13 | (1) |
| 2017– | Qingdao Huanghai | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002 | Spain U20 | 2 | (1) |
| 2006– | Catalonia | 11 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 May 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 December 2016 |
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Joan Verdú Fernández (born 5 May 1983) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Chinese club Qingdao Huanghai FC.
A versatile midfielder, adept as both central or attacking midfielder, he started professionally at Barcelona, but played mainly for local rivals Espanyol during his career, amassing La Liga totals of 262 games and 35 goals over the course of nine seasons and also representing in the competition Deportivo, Betis and Levante.
Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Verdú was a product of FC Barcelona's youth system. He played mainly for its B-side as a senior, making his debut with the main squad on 27 October 2004 in a 0–1 away loss against UDA Gramenet for the season's Copa del Rey; his second and last appearance took place on 7 December, in a 0–2 defeat at FC Shakhtar Donetsk for the UEFA Champions League.
For 2006–07, Verdú moved to Deportivo de La Coruña, being relatively used by the Galicians throughout the campaign and scoring in a 2–0 away win over Villarreal CF on 11 February 2007. He produced similar numbers in his second year in La Liga.
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